We forgot the party

[sleepingbeautyaurora]

So today ds was suppost to go to a party for a class mate BUT we all simply forgot about it (even ds who's been talking about it for days)

Has this happened to anybody else?
Besides sending an apology text ( I do not know the parents ) should we send the birthday girl a present too?

We are a bit embarrassed and dreading when ds realises.

It's a relief to know that I am not the only parent who has forgotten a party.

Not a child’s party but we completely forgot our mates were coming for dinner 🤦‍♀️ I was 100 miles away and DH was out and about. We just apologised profusely and rearranged.

Someone turned up to DS’s soft play party 24 hours early! So that lucky child got a bonus day at soft play and came to the party the day after

Yep someone forgot my DDs party this year and thought it was the week after. She apologised and that was the end of it. These things happen. People not rsvp'ing bothers me more than a genuine error.

I got the day wrong for a party, found out just before we left. I texted an apology and sent the present into school. The mum was absolutely fine about it.

The same thing happened with my son's party the next year and the mum did the same thing. I was also fine about it.

These things happen.

I turned up at a child's party on the Saturday rather than the Sunday (which granted is preferable to doing it the other way around). DD was in her best dress, clutching the present and eagerly looking forward to it. Fortunately the party family had hired a room in a hotel so I didn't have to face the the mother and her DD. My DD cried (I felt awful) but cheered up when the staff gave her a balloon.

I don't know if the PM (party mum) ever found out about it but nothing was ever said.

We did this, I was mortified and DD was gutted but we both completely forgot.

The mum of the birthday girl texted to check if DD was ok as she hadn't turned up. I apologised profusely and DD took in a card & gift next time she saw her at school.